Explore the Family Name Caparas

The meaning of Caparas

Filipino: from Kapampangan paras ‘spicy’ + a Hispanicized form of the associative prefix ka-, perhaps an nickname for a cook.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Caparas in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Caparas has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Caparas was ranked 54,880 in popularity, but by 2010 it had jumped to 43,369, marking a change of around 21%. The count of individuals bearing the surname went from 351 in 2000 to 498 in 2010, which is an impressive growth of nearly 42%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an increase from 0.13 to 0.17 during the same period, illustrating a rise of approximately 31%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#43,369	20.97%
Count	351	498	41.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.17	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caparas

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Caparas shows interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 as recorded by the Decennial U.S. Census. The Asian/Pacific Islander group remains the dominant ethnicity bearing this surname, increasing slightly from 87.46% in 2000 to 88.76% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races also rose significantly, from 3.13% in 2000 to 4.62% in 2010, witnessing almost a 48% change. However, the white ethnicity category saw a sharp decrease of about 52%, dropping from 6.27% in 2000 to 3.01% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also grew from 2.56% to 3.61%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.46%	88.76%	1.49%
Two or More Races	3.13%	4.62%	47.6%
Hispanic	2.56%	3.61%	41.02%
White	6.27%	3.01%	-51.99%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%